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NAMI Merced County held a second Community Dialogue at Livingston Middle School on March 8, 2014. Community members gathered to watch the film “A New State of Mind” and discuss mental health issues in their communities. Childcare and lunch were provided. The film, which comprises several vignettes documenting the lived experiences of individuals with mental more »

What a Difference a Friend Makes (downloadable brochure): http://mhaac.org/uploads/documents/What%20A%20Difference-ENG.pdf Forums for teens to talk about their issues such as anxiety, depression, eating issues, self-harm, becoming independent etc. and get help: www.ReachOutHere.com Online forum for teens and young adults to talk about what they’re experiencing by sharing their personal stories: www.OK2TALK.org HalfofUs, a website tohelp afriend:www.HalfofUs.com Each Mind more »

In June 2013, the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) — through its Stigma and Discrimination Reduction (SDR) Initiative — will award grants to small- or rural-county community-based organizations (CBOs) or counties to host Community Dialogue events. These events will focus on the content of a documentary, “A New State of Mind”, produced by KVIE, a Sacramento Public Broadcasting System more »

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works — sharing her ability to “think in pictures,” which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of more »